The impact of recognition policy on Russia’s foreign policy discourse, case study: Middle East

The struggle for recognition is one of the reasons of conflicts in world politics that affects the behavior of international actors. From this perspective, the escalation of tensions between Russia and the United States often involves the lack of recognition from the West for Russia's "great power" status and equal partnership in the international system. The main argument of the paper is that the discrepancy between the “great power” image and the Western image of Russia, along with the Russian aspiration to achieve great power status in world order has shaped the main narrative of Russia’s foreign policy discourse. With adoption of an aggressive foreign policy, especially in Ukraine and Syria, Russia seeks to consolidate its position in the international system and fight against US unilateralism in international crises.This article suggests that using recognition policy will provide a better understanding of Russia's efforts to promote its global position and make it easier to understand its foreign policy incentives. This article argues that the concept of recognition will provide a better understanding of Russia's efforts to promote its position in the global arena and helping us to realize the motivations of this country. The main claim of the paper is that understanding Russia’s foreign policy with realistic approaches can not be achieved. Therefore, in order to fill the existing vacuum, this study uses the politics of recognition in the framework of constructivism to analyze Russia's foreign policy in the Middle East.